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LINNAEUS 0. JENNINGS, OF ST. OHARLE RIGHT TO EDWARD J. PITTS,

OF PATTON'V'ILLE, MISSOURI.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 194,438,

dated August 21, 1877; application filed May 19, 1877.

To all whom 'tt may concern:

Be it known that I, LINNAEUS 0. JENNINGS, of St. Charles, St. Charles county, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Self-Heating Reversible Flat and Fluting Irons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My improvement relates to that class of irons having two flat faces and two flutingfaces, and having a chamber containing a burner for the constant heating of the iron.

My improvement consists, first, in a peculiar form of burner for the consumption of gas mingled with air for heating the iron.

My improvement consists, secondly, in a de' vice for holding the iron in any position, consisting of a dropping-fork,- which engages a square projection on the gudgeons, on which the frontend of the iron turns in changing the faces.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of the iron. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section. Fig. III is a front view of catch. Fig. IV is a transverse section through the gas-burner at w m, Fig. II.

A is the body of the iron, having flat faces B is a gudgeon at the front end of the iron, turning in the bar 0, which extends down from one end of the handle D. D is a forked catch sliding on the front side of the bar 0, and its lower gudgeon B, so as to prevent the iron from turning when the extension is engaged by the fork. E is the chamber in the iron; and the mouth 0 of the chamber surrounds and turns on a circular flange, f, projecting from the plate F, said mouth eand flange f forming the rear turning bearing of the iron.

The plate F has an extension or bar, f, at tached to the rear end of the handle. The bars f and O are attached together by screws G and G, the former of which passes axially through the handle and through the upwardlyextending ends of the shield H.

The shield is of polished metal, and concave on the lowerside, so as to radiate the escaping heat back to the iron and serve as a heat-protector for the hands.

In the plate F is an aperture, F, leading to the chamber E, and serving for the insertion of the gas-burner and for the entrance of l of the gas-cock L screws, and said cockis in connection with the flexible gas-pipe M, connected by a goose-neck or other device to an ordinary gas-burner or other gas-supply.

k is an orifice for the entrance of air around the inner end of the jet-plug.

As the air enters around the plug it is injected into the passage 70 by gas from the jet-hole l, and the gas and air mingled enter the chamber 70 and escape through the burnerholes 70 in hot, smokeless, blue flames.

The burner-block is held in place by screws N passing through ears n, and screwing into plate F.

The improvement is applicable to self-heating irons of anysize and for almost any purpose.

The operation is as follows: The iron is used with either of the four sides at bottom, and while in use the side at the top is becoming heated from the flames. When the bottom has got too cold the catch D is raised and the iron turned half around, so as to bring the hot side into use; then the catch D is allowed to drop and hold the iron in this position.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a burner, of the jetplug 1, air-hole k combustion-chamber 70 and flame-holes k substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the iron A, of the gudgeon B, provided with square end b, and the forked slide or holder D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LINN AEUS (J. JENNINGS.

Witnesses SAML. KNIGHT, CHAS. HALL.

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